2021

The United National Party (UNP) plans to conduct 75 online seminars in parallel with its 75th anniversary which fell on September 5. Accordingly, this seminar series will begin on September 17 when the birth anniversary of Sri Lanka’s…
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The Maha Saman Devalaya Annual Perahera has commenced in Ratnapura. Here the procession parades the streets around the Devalaya. (Picture by Ratnapura Special Corr S Rajadurai)
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The Patriotic United National Party members and patriotic Sri Lankans in Bologna and those from other Italian cities organised a rousing welcome for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa who arrived in the City to address the G20 Global…
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Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Leader V. Anandasangaree said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has now become a political party that is slowly disintegrating and is on the verge of collapse. He told reporters at a…
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka has requested the authorities to give priority to university students and this year’s G.C.E. A/L candidates in administering the Pfizer vaccine. He pointed out…
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In her oral update on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka delivered at the 48th session of the Human Rights Council, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she looks forward to seeing Sri…
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669 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 69,957 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…
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The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study Saturday that underscores the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines against serious illness or death. The study, which examined hospitalizations and deaths from…
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will deliver the keynote address at the Inaugural Session of the G20 Interfaith Forum Italy-2021 which will commence in Bologna, Italy today. Premier Rajapaksa and Mrs. Shiranthi Rajapaksa were…
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State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, confirming news reports told yesterday that he will hand over his letter of resignation from his position as a Member of Parliament to the…
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